Trousers press



July 28, 1931. R. H. F. FINLAY TROUSERS PRESS Filed July 8. 1950 Patented July 28,1931

UNITED STATES PATENT ROBERT HUGH FORSYTHE FINLAY, OF BELFASTIRELAND TROUSERS PRESS Application filed July s, 1930, Serial No. 466,542, and in Great Britain June '5, 1929.

This invention relates to trousers presses. According to this invention, a bedstead is used as a frame with a trousers press attached thereby providing convenient accommodation for trousers or other garments and, at the same time keeping same pressed and in neatly folded condition, the press being supported by, or adapted to utilize the end or frame of a bedstead as one element of the press with the other element or board hinged or otherwise suitably supported on the frame end and either provided with spring means for applying pressure or provided with suitable screw or other clamping means, or, if desired, a combination of spring means and clamping means may be provided.

Means are provided on the end of the frame for gripping or holding the folded ends of the trousers so that they can be readily laid in folded condition, over the end of the frame in the required position and so that the pressure applying member or element can be folded about its hinge or hinges and pressed by spring and (or) clamping means against the trousers folded over the end of the frame.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of example only,

some embodiments of my invention.

Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a wooden bedstead which serves as the frame and part of the press.

;- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line XX Fig. 1.

Fig. 4; is a plan view of a modification of construction of trousers press.

4U Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to Fig. 4, but showing the press boards with trousers between same.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the cuff press mechanism.

5 Referring to the drawings In the example of the invention shown at Figs. 1 to 3, the wooden end 1 of the bed stead is used as a frame or one pressure element or side of the trousers press and the usual side boards 2 and 3 of the press are secured to the frame end 1' on bolts 4:, which pass through holes in the boards 2 and 3 and between the'heads 5 of the bolts 4 and the boards 2 and 3 I provide springs 6 which tend to press the boards '2 and 3 towards the frameend 1. The press boards 7 and 8 are shown hinged respectively to the boards 2 and 3, but they may be loose if desired. Turnablyattached to the press board 8 there are two clamping bars 9 and 10 having each a slot at each end adapted to engage clampingbolts 11 provided "with wing nuts 12. At the bottom of the press I have shown. a clamp or press 13 for holding the bottom of the trousers, which under the action of an expansion spring 14, the clamp 13 is pressed against the bottom 15 of the trousers 15. When the clamp 13 is moved back to its out of action position the substantially T shaped lever 13?, and spring 14 are so arranged that the spring 14 will by expansion hold the clamp or press 13 in its out of action position. A top clamp 16 is shown for holding the top of the trousers secured to the top of the frame,

the clamp being held in place at one end by a spring bolt 17 and at the other end by a clamping bolt 18 so that when required the clamp 16 can be turned out of the way for the purpose of placing the trousers in position over the end of the bedstead.

In the example shown at Fig. 4, press boards 19 and 20 are secured to the frame OFFICE.

end by means of hinges 21, the portion 21 a of the hinges 21 which are secured to the press boards 19 and 20, being in the form of springs. Clamping plates or bars 22, secured to the press boards 19 and 20, co-operat-e with clamping bolts 23 to apply pressureto the boards 19 and 20 and when the clamping bars 22 are in action, with trousers 15 or other articles between the press boards and the frame of the bedstead end as shown in Fig. 5, the spring portions 21 of the hinges 21 will also be brought into action and will allow for different thicknesses of material between the press boards 19 and 20 and the bedstead frame 1.

I claim p l. A. trousers press comprising a frame,

pressing elements associated with the frame forholding and pressing the major portion of a garment, a cuff presser associated with the frame below the pressing elements, a link pivotally connected to the cuff presser and the frame, and an expansion spring between the link and frame acting to force the cuff presser against the frame when the link is in one position, said spring acting to expansively hold the cuff presser away from the frame Whenzthe link lSJTlOV-Gd in. another position.

2. A trousers press including a frame, afixed bracket extending therefrom and a cuff presser, said cufl' presser comprising a bar, a substantially T-shaped lever having one leg pivoted tothe bar to support the latter and the end of another leg pivoted to the frame, and a spring interposed between the free end of the lever and the bracket, whereby the spring, whenvthe bar is in one position, holds said bar in. pressing relation with the frame, and" when said link is swung in another pes itionsaid spring holds the bar away from the frame. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

7 ROBERT HUGH=FORSYTHE FINLAY. 

